Ep:033 Meg Perry is an academic librarian in East Central Florida with a subject specialty in health sciences. She lives on a barrier island two blocks from the beach, which is awesome during the six months of the year that it’s not hurricane season. She is renowned for her prowess at growing root vegetables and may be the only human in the Western hemisphere who has never watched or read anything of Harry Potter. She is allergic to cantaloupe. queerwritersofcrime.com Meg Perry's Website Meg's F...
May 21, 2020•40 min•Ep. 33
Ep:032 Garrett Hutson writes upmarket mysteries and historical spy fiction, driven by characters who are moving and unforgettable. He lives in Indianapolis with his husband, four adorable dogs, two odd-ball cats, and more fish than you can count. Garrett is an infrequent poster but frequent lurker on Twitter and Facebook. You can contact him or sign up for his monthly newsletter on his website. queerwritersofcrime.com Purchase Spy Tango Garret's Website Fools Rush In by Austin Thomas Burton requ...
May 14, 2020•38 min•Ep. 32
Ep:031 Jess Faraday is an award-winning writer and editor of mystery and suspense. Her first novel, The Affair of the Porcelain Dog, was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, and her third, Fool's Gold, won the Rainbow Award for Best Gay Historical and was a runner up for Best Gay Novel overall. Her novella, The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor, was both a GCLS finalist and a Rainbow Award Winner for Lesbian Historical. When not writing, she moonlights as the mystery editor for Elm Book...
May 07, 2020•32 min•Ep. 31
Ep:030 Brittany was born in a small town in Alabama and moved to Indiana when she was thirteen years old. She currently resides there and works as an operator at a local hospital. When she isn't working, she loves to spend her free time writing stories, playing with her puppy, Delilah, watching television, and spending time with loved ones. Brittany's Links The Mirror of Muraro by Amelia Ellis queerwritersofcrime.com requeeredtales.com bradshreve.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime ...
Apr 30, 2020•44 min•Ep. 30
Ep:029 RE Bradshaw, John Copenhaver, Greg Herren, and Dharma Kelleher join in a round table discussion about the current state of LGBTQ crime fiction. queerwritersofcrime.com Guest Links: RE Bradshaw website John Copenhaver website Dharma Kelleher website Dharma Kelleher Amazon Page Greg Herren website Greg Herren Amazon Page The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, ...
Apr 23, 2020•59 min•Ep. 29
Ep:028 Jude Tresswell’s stories are set in County Durham, north-east England. They feature a gay polyamorous quad who solve crimes, are victims of crimes and who, sometimes, commit crimes. A fifth tale, A Share in a Secret , will be published later this year. Jude lives with her husband in south-east England. She misses the sounds and scenery of her native north. queerwritersofcrime.com Jude blogs at https://www.polyallsorts.wordpress.com . Posts focus on LGBTQ+ issues, especially asexuality, an...
Apr 16, 2020•42 min•Ep. 28
Ep:027 Charlie Cochrane discusses her Cambridge Fellows series, Edwardian era research, why mysteries are a lie, and more. gaymysterypodcast.com Charlie's Website Charlie on Facebook Charlie on Twitter Charlie's Book Because Charlie Cochrane couldn’t be trusted to do any of her jobs of choice—like managing a rugby team—she writes. Her mystery novels include the Edwardian era Cambridge Fellows series, and the contemporary Lindenshaw Mysteries. Multi-published, she has titles with Riptide, Carina,...
Apr 09, 2020•38 min•Ep. 27
Ep:026 Marko Realmonte worked for more than 20 years in the entertainment industry in Hollywood as a writer and studio publicist primarily at Disney/Touchstone. As a script doctor, he worked on dozens of feature films, television series, and specials. His first two LGBTQ mystery novels were published in 2019. The Jake Weston Mystery Series is aimed at the young adult market but is popular with all ages. Marko has been teaching writing seminars to young writers at libraries and high schools acros...
Apr 02, 2020•39 min•Ep. 26
Ep:025 David C Dawson writes contemporary thrillers featuring gay men in love. He’s an award winning author, journalist and documentary maker. His latest book is Heroes in Love , published in January 2020. His debut novel The Necessary Deaths won Bronze for Best Mystery & Suspense in the FAPA awards. The second in the series is The Deadly Lies . His third book For the Love of Luke came out in October 2018. David lives in London, with his boyfriend and two cats. In his spare time, he tours Eu...
Mar 26, 2020•42 min•Ep. 25
Ep:024 Dal Maclean comes from the north of Scotland. Her background is in journalism, and she has an undying passion for history, the more scandalous the better. Dal has lived in Asia and worked all over the world, but home is now the UK. Her first book, 'Bitter Legacy' was a 2017 Lambda Literary Award finalist for Mystery, and was chosen by the American Library Association for their 2018 Over the Rainbow Recommended Books List. queerwritersofcrime.com Website = www.dalmaclean.com Link to Blue o...
Mar 19, 2020•41 min•Ep. 24
Ep:023 Mark McNease chats with Brad Shreve about his new Marshall James Thriller, his Kyle Callahan Mysteries, podcasting, living senior, and more. queerwritersofcrime.com Mark McNease is the author of nine novels, six produced plays, and dozens of short stories. Two of his Kyle Callahan Mysteries were best sellers on Kindle in the LGBT mystery genre, and his short story 'Stop the Car' was selected for the Kindle Singles program. He won an Emmy and Telly as a co-creator and writer for the childr...
Mar 12, 2020•41 min•Ep. 23
Ep:022 Librarian and scholar Matt Lubbers-Moore collects and examines every mystery novel to include a gay or queer male in the English language starting with the 1909 Arthur Conan Doyle short story “The Man with the Watches,” which is included in its entirety. Authors, titles, dates published, publishers, book series, short blurbs, and a description of how involved the gay or queer male character is with the mystery are all included for a full bibliographic background. queerwritersofcrime.com M...
Mar 05, 2020•34 min•Ep. 22
Ep:021 Best Selling Author Amy Tasukada writes Japanese influenced gay fiction. Her works span a wide range -- from gritty mafia thrillers to fluffy to contemporary romance. Amy uses her deadly, but delicate writing style to weave exciting tales of suspense, love, and gore. When Amy is not writing she can be found drinking tea in a frilly dress. She talks about The Yakuza Path thriller series. queerwritersofcrime.com Amy Tasukada's Website: www.amytasukada.com Amy's Newsletter https://www.amytas...
Feb 27, 2020•37 min•Ep. 21
Ep:020 AJ Sherwood believes in happily ever afters, magic, dragons, good men, and dark chocolate. She’s often dreams at night of delectable men doing sexy things with each other. In between writing multiple books (often at the same time) she pets her cats, plays with her dogs, and attempts insane things like aerial yoga. She currently resides in Tennessee with aforementioned cats, dogs, fish, and her editor/best friend/sister/partner in crime. AJ discusses with Brad Shreve the difference between...
Feb 20, 2020•40 min•Ep. 20
Ep:019 Tal Bauer discusses the extensive amount of research that goes into his novels, living without a personal Facebook account, and finding his niche in gay fiction. queerwritersofcrime.com Links: Executive Office Series Whisper Soul on Fire Justene's Reviews Murder at White Oak by Marko Realmonte Some Kind of Love by Jack Dickson Tal Bauer is an author of gay romantic suspense/thriller novels. Tal believes the world needs more gay heroes, gay love stories, and powerful women kicking ass and ...
Feb 13, 2020•42 min•Ep. 19
Ep:018 Jeffrey Round discusses his newest Dan Sharp novel, his music, and more. Links: queerwritersofcrime.com jeffreyround.com High Cotton Writer's Retreat The Cuckoo is a Pretty Bird by LM Krier Jeffrey Round is best known as the Lambda Award-winning author of two mystery series--the gritty Dan Sharp books and the comic Bradford Fairfax series. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, television producer and song-writer. His most recent books are "The God Game", fifth in the Dan Sharp series, an...
Feb 06, 2020•40 min•Ep. 18
Ep:017 John Copenhaver talks about his debut novel, Dodging and Burning, and the many literary organizations he has been involved with, including crime mystery reviews for Lambda Literary. Justene reviews Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge. queerwritersofcrime.com www.jcopenhaver.com Purchase Dodging and Burning Kill Game by Cordelia Kingsbridge About John: John Copenhaver’s historical crime novel, Dodging and Burning, won the 2019 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and garnered Anthony,...
Jan 30, 2020•36 min•Ep. 17
Ep:016: Joe Cosentino talks about his Nicky and Noah Series, and Drama Faerie, his latest release. Drama Faerie , the 9th Nicky and Noah mystery, by Joe Cosentino: It’s summer at Treemeadow College’s new Globe Theatre, where theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a musical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream co-starring his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son Taavi, and their best friend and department head, Martin Anderson. With an all-male, skimpily dressed cast and a...
Jan 23, 2020•38 min•Ep. 16
Ep:015 Brad Shreve interviews Neil Plakcy about Neil's Mahu series and his latest edition, Deadly Labors . They also discuss two of his other series, plus how much sex is too much sex in a mystery novel. Can you have too much? Justene reviews Ring of Silence by Mark Zubro. queerwritersofcrime.com Links for Neil: Website Neil's Amazon Author Page Direct to Purchase Deadly Labors Facebook Pinterest Twitter Link for Mark Zubro Ring of Silence If you have questions, comments or suggestions you can l...
Jan 16, 2020•48 min•Ep. 15
Ep:014 Brian King-Sharp served 16 years as a police officer and law enforcement administrator and currently consults writer's of crime fiction. He shares some fascinating stories of his time on the force. Link to King-Sharp Consulting Justene reviews The Siegfried Contingency by Steven Laskin. Show notes and links can be found at gaymysterypodcast.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to chec...
Jan 09, 2020•38 min•Ep. 14
Ep:013 Don Travis is the pseudonym for Don Morgan, who discusses his BJ Vinson Mystery series and his latest release, The Voxlightner Scandal . He also shares a Native-American series he writes under the name Mark Wildyr. Justene shares some mystery time travel recommendations. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he in...
Jan 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 13
Ep:012 Justene provides her selection of the best LGBTQ mystery novels of 2019, plus Brad gives one too. Listen in and add some books to your must reads list. queerwritersofcrime.com Books noted on the show: Gregory Ashe Borealis Investigations series -Orientation, Declination, Triangulation Olivier Bosman Anarchy (D.S. Billings Victorian Mysteries #4) RE Bradshaw Emendare Charlie Cochrane Lessons in Playing a Murderous Tune (A Cambridge Fellows Mystery) John Copenhaver Dodging and Burning Frank...
Dec 26, 2019•35 min•Ep. 12
Ep:011 Andrew Schulz discusses his novel The Homos of Harmony Haven . A non-traditional humorous soap style mystery with drama, love affairs and plenty of backstabbing. Justene reviews The Slow Road to Hell by Grant Atherton. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, poli...
Dec 19, 2019•43 min•Ep. 11
Ep:010 A conversation with Matt Lubbers-Moore about the history of gay mystery fiction and the purpose of ReQueered Tales, which is to republish out of print LGBTQ novels. Justene reviews The Ornamental Hermit by Olivier Bosman. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, p...
Dec 12, 2019•41 min•Ep. 10
Ep:009 Garrick Jones talks about his latest mystery, Australia's Son . He also shares about his career as an opera singer and transitioning to writing after he retired. Justene reviews Royal Street Reveillon by Greg Herren. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politi...
Dec 05, 2019•40 min•Ep. 9
Ep:008 Jon Michaelsen shares about The Deadwood Murders , the second book in his Kendall Parker Series. He also discusses creating the Gay Mystery-Thriller-Suspense Fiction group on Facebook. Justene reviews Deserted to Death by Meg Perry. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, a...
Nov 28, 2019•48 min•Ep. 8
Ep:007 Gregory Ashe talks about the end of the first arc of his Hazard and Somerset series and what to expect as their story continues, interacting with fans, and the other two series he writes. Justene reviews Loud Pipes Save Lives by Jennifer Giacalone. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrit...
Nov 21, 2019•41 min•Ep. 7
Ep:006 R.E. Bradshaw discusses the differences between Emendare and her other novels, lesbian fiction, politics, the environment and much more. Justene reviews The Stuffed Coffin by Dieter Moitzi. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can fi...
Nov 14, 2019•47 min•Ep. 6
Ep:005 Marshall Thornton's Boystown Mystery series novels, which are on sale, are coming to an end. He gives us details about the series, and what to expect in the future, including if there will be more Pinx Video Mysteries. Justene reviews Murder at the Paisley Parrot by Mark McNease. queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, wh...
Nov 07, 2019•39 min•Ep. 5
Ep:004 Author Frank W. Butterfield discusses his three series: The Nick William's Mysteries, the Daytona Beach Books, and The Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie. Justene reviews Dharma Kelleher's novel, Broken Woman . queerwritersofcrime.com The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, polit...
Oct 31, 2019•45 min•Ep. 4
